Representative Barbara Lee
California Democrat Representative
Barbara Lee, a Representative from California; born in El Paso, El Paso County, Tex., July 16, 1946; graduated from San Fernando High School, San Fernando, Calif., 1964; B.A., Mills College, Oakland, Calif., 1973; M.S.W., University of California, Berkeley, Calif., 1975; staff, United States Representative Ronald V. Dellums of California, 1975-1987; member of the California state assembly, 1991-1997; member of the California state senate, 1997-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ron Dellums, and reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (April 7, 1998-present).